Lesson 1
A ______________ is a special building used to hold grain.
granary
________ are groups of people who believe that they share a common ancestor.
Clans
_____________ is the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
Reincarnation
Siddhartha Gautama became known as the _________.
Buddha
Indus Valley cities had the first citywide sewer systems.
True
________________ are seasonal winds.
Monsoons
The oldest of the Vedas is the ______ Veda.
Rig
___________ is the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives.
Karma
______________ is the state of perfect wisdom.
Enlightenment
The Indo-Aryans spoke Swahili.
False. They spoke Sanskrit.
A ___________ is a fortified area.
citadel
Today, __________ is a fixed social class into which a person is born.
caste
Thinkers and teachers known as ___________ were the founders of modern Hinduism.
gurus
___________ is a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering.
Nirvana
Hindus believe that people have four basic goals in life.
True
A _______________ is a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent.
Each _______ is a collection of hundreds, and even thousands, of sacred hymns.
Veda
During the Vedic Age, early Hinduism was based on the principle of ____________, the all-powerful principle that Hindus believe exists in all beings.
Brahman
Mahavira was the founder of ___________.
Jainism
Hinduism is the third largest religion with about 10 billion followers.
False. It has 1 billion.
Some Indus Valley statues and small carvings have features that seem to show practices of what we now know as ______________.
Hinduism
The Vedas identify four __________, or groupings based on one's skills.
Varnas
_____________ is liberation from reincarnation.
Moksha
The ___________ Noble Truth is that there is a way to overcome selfish desires.
Fourth
The Three Qualities are wisdom, thankfulness, and meditation.
False. The qualities are wisdom, morality, and meditation.